Establishing a National Transit Industry Rail Vehicle Technician Qualification Program— Building for Success (2014) / Chapter Skim
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46 Current Local Practices in Rail Car Training and Qualification and National Program Piloting Experience Limitations of Current Local Practices in Rail Car Training and Qualification Training systems for rail vehicle technicians throughout the public transportation industry vary both in quality and quantity. The results of training at local entities are also inconsistent and often do not meet the expectations of frontline workers and managers.
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47 instructors and mentors, assessments, and apprenticeship. All of this dramatically reduces the cost to each agency and brings the knowledge of many SMEs to bear on developing courseware and training.
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48 Training Standards Committee member locations. These elements include the application of training standards, validated courseware, proven training delivery methods, apprenticeship programs, structured on-the-job mentoring, and customization provisions to suit specific agency needs.
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49 welding. Training provided to enhance deficient skills was based on the national training standards.
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50 Note: Overall percentage = the # of correct answers/ # of incorrect answers for the entire module. Employee Date of Assessment Written Assessment Module Strong Adequate Needs Improvement N/A >=75% <75% and >=50% <50% 77% 7 80% 5 100% 3 100% 6 100% 2 100% 2 Comments: # of Questions Pass/Fail Status Refrigeration Components Tools Congratulations, you passed this module!
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51 Note: Overall percentage = the # of correct answers/ # of incorrect answers for the entire module. Module 206 - HVAC Pilot Written Assessment Feedback Employee Date of Assessment Written Assessment Module Strong Adequate Needs Improvement N/A >=75% <75% and >=50% <50% 54% 12 100% 3 100% 4 60% 3 100% 1 50% 2 Comments: # of Questions Pass/Fail Status Refrigeration Components Tools Sorry, you did not pass this module.
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52 Hands-On Assessments Pilot hands-on assessments followed the written assessments. Hands-on assessments are an important element of the qualification program because they provide technicians who may not do well on written assessments an opportunity to display their abilities in an actual work environment.
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53 • "Test was performed well and explained well." This comment reveals that the steps taken by the labor-management team to more fully explain the assessment process, steps that were taken as a result of the Sacramento piloting, were successful. • "Good test procedures.
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54 labor-management evaluators during the hands-on assessments, the project team realized the need to update the agency's standard operating procedure concerning propulsion system inspections. Lessons Learned and Conclusions The pilot training and assessments allowed various elements of a structured national system of qualification to be implemented at several agency locations.
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